Benjamin Carrell is a freelance motorsport writer and currently edits talkmotorsport.co.nz. He writes for a number of Kiwi drivers and motorsport clubs. That's when he's not working in his horticultural day-job or training for the next road or mtb cycle race!

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Toyota continues to lead the way

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The announcement this week of a significant prize pool for the Toyota 86 Championship is another example of Toyota leading…

Hartley’s Singapore rated 6/10 – Autosport

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Brendon Hartley has scored a driver’s rating of 6/10 by Autosport.com. In its post-Grand Prix analysis, Autosport.com gives a rating…

Stick to the plan – Paddon is doing just that!

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You don’t have to be the fastest to win races, although it helps. Neither do you have to be the…

Solid race for Hartley but no luck in Singapore

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Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Brendon Hartley has finished the Singapore Grand Prix in 17th position. The Kiwi F1 driver had…

Heartache for Cassidy; Button takes first Super GT win

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Ex F1 world champion Jenson Button has won his maiden Super GT Series race at Sugo Sportsland in Japan and…

Look back in history Sunday: Mason leads rally championship (2008)

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This week we head back to 2008 and the opening round of the national NZ rally championship. Here Lance Hastie…

Look back in history Sunday: Victory for Carter brothers in opening SI Enduro (2009)

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Back in 2009, Teretonga Park in Invercargill hosted the opening round of the ASKO South Island Endurance Series.  It was…

Sonoma practice finds championship contenders bunched together

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Practice day at the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma did little to suggest a favorite among the four remaining contenders…

Don’t ask what you already know! Thursday F1 Press conference

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Here’s the senario.  You get to attend a Formula One Press conference.  What would you ask Brendon Hartley?   We…

No dramas for Hartley in Singapore GP practice

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Brendon Hartley has taken a lot of positives from his first two practice session for the Singapore F1 Grand Pix….